老鐵

Chinese

		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	iron
trad. (老鐵)		老	鐵
simp. (老铁)		老	铁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎotiě

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎotiě [Phonetic: láotiě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎotiě
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-tʻieh³
    • Yale: lǎu-tyě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotiee
    • Palladius: лаоте (laote)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

老鐵

1. (slang, originally Northeastern Mandarin, often as term of address) (my) brother; friend; mate; man; buddy

   扎心了，老鐵。／扎心了，老铁。  ―  Zhāxīn le, lǎotiě.  ―  Your words touched my sore spot, man. (slang)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 朋友 (“friend”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		友, 朋, 朋友, 友人, 友生
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		朋友, 友人
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	朋友
	Taiwan	朋友
	Chengde	朋友
	Chifeng	朋友
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	朋友
	Heihe	朋友
	Qiqihar	朋友
	Harbin	朋友, 老鐵
	Jiamusi	朋友
	Baicheng	朋友
	Changchun	朋友
	Tonghua	朋友
	Shenyang	朋友
	Jinzhou	朋友
	Singapore	朋友
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	朋友
	Tangshan	朋友
	Cangzhou	朋友
	Baoding	朋友
	Shijiazhuang	朋友
	Lijin	朋友
	Jinan	朋友
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	朋友
	Dandong	朋友
	Yantai	朋友
	Yantai (Muping)	朋友
	Qingdao	朋友
	Zhucheng	朋友, 相好的
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	朋友
	Lingbao	朋友
	Jining	朋友
	Wanrong	朋友
	Linfen	朋友
	Shangqiu	朋友
	Yuanyang	朋友
	Zhengzhou	朋友
	Xinyang	朋友
	Baihe	朋友
	Xi'an	朋友
	Baoji	朋友
	Tianshui	朋友
	Xining	朋友
	Xuzhou	朋友, 夥計
	Fuyang	朋友
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	朋友
	Lanzhou	朋友
	Dunhuang	朋友
	Hami	朋友
	Ürümqi	朋友
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	朋友
	Nanchong	朋友
	Dazhou	朋友, 耍得好
	Hanyuan	朋友, 夥計
	Xichang	朋友
	Zigong	朋友
	Chongqing	朋友
	Wuhan	朋友
	Yichang	朋友
	Xiangyang	朋友, 老把
	Tianmen	朋友, 老夥計
	Guiyang	朋友
	Zunyi	朋友
	Bijie	朋友
	Liping	朋友
	Zhaotong	朋友
	Dali	朋友
	Kunming	朋友
	Mengzi	朋友
	Guilin	朋友
	Liuzhou	朋友
	Jishou	朋友
	Changde	朋友
	Hanzhong	朋友
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	朋友
	Yangzhou	朋友
	Lianyungang	朋友
	Lianshui	朋友
	Nantong	朋友
	Anqing	朋友
	Wuhu	朋友
	Hefei	朋友
	Hong'an	朋友, 夥計
Cantonese	Guangzhou	朋友
	Hong Kong	朋友, friend, friend子
	Taishan	朋友
	Dongguan	朋友
	Singapore (Guangfu)	朋友
Gan	Nanchang	朋友
	Lichuan	朋友
Hakka	Meixian	朋友
	Yudu	朋友
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	朋友
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	朋友
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	朋友
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	朋友
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	朋友
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	朋友
Huizhou	Jixi	朋友
	Shexian	朋友
Jin	Taiyuan	朋友
	Yangyuan	朋友, 相好的
	Datong	朋友
	Xinzhou	朋友, 結拜 dated
	Lüliang (Lishi)	朋友, 拜識
	Changzhi	朋友, 相好的
	Linhe	朋友
	Jining	朋友
	Hohhot	朋友
	Erenhot	朋友
	Pingshan	朋友, 相好的
	Zhangjiakou	朋友
	Handan	朋友
	Linzhou	朋友
	Suide	朋友, 相好的
Northern Min	Jian'ou	朋友, 朋友伙
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	朋友
Southern Min	Xiamen	朋友, 交丸 dated
	Quanzhou	朋友
	Jinjiang	朋友
	Zhangzhou	朋友
	Tainan	朋友
	Penang (Hokkien)	朋友, 交丸
	Singapore (Hokkien)	朋友, 交丸
	Manila (Hokkien)	朋友
	Singapore (Teochew)	朋友
	Haikou	朋友
	Singapore (Hainanese)	朋友
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	朋友
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	朋子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	朋
Wu	Shanghai	朋友
	Shanghai (Chongming)	朋友
	Suzhou	朋友
	Danyang	朋友
	Hangzhou	朋友
	Ningbo	朋友, 朋友家
	Wenzhou	朋友家, 朋友
	Jinhua	朋友
Xiang	Changsha	朋友
	Xiangxiang	朋友